Coal Action Scotland
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Category: Social/Environmental
In the face of dangerous climate change caused by human activity, the Coal Action Scotland collective exists to challenge the advancement of coal as an energy source.

We aim to inform people about the dangers posed by new coal, promote alternatives, work with those involved, and directly challenge new coal exploitation from source to point of use.

Articles by Coal Action Scotland

The Outdoor Skillshare 2011

The Outdoor Skillshare 2011 brought over 100 people to rural South Lanarkshire to share skills, ideas and experiences with each other about all aspects of life and activism.

Read more: http://coalactionscotland.org.uk/?p=2673

Fife Council approve 3.4million tonne extension as Scottish Coal submit another extension plan in South Lanarkshire

A busy week for Scottish Coal and no-doubt the local councils of Scotland’s Central belt – Scottish Coal won planning approval from Fife Council on 31st August for a 3.4million tonne extension to the St Ninian’s site which will com

Read more: http://coalactionscotland.org.uk/?p=2669

Huntington Lane protest site eviction begins

Huntington Lane has just released information that it is currently being evicted by the National Eviction team. People are resisting the eviction and occupying tunnels and a tower.

Read more: http://coalactionscotland.org.uk/?p=2652

The Outdoor Skillshare - one week to go & programme finalised!

Outdoor Skillshare 2011 location released!

This year's Outdoor Skillshare will take place at Talamh Housing Cooperative in South Lanarkshire. The skillshare runs 26-29 August, but get there on Thursday and leave on Tuesday to make sure you don't miss anything!

Much more information about the event has been uploaded here: http://outdoorskillshare.noflag.org.uk/

Activists attacked at Mainshill Opencast as Huge Excavator is Occupied for over 4 hours

On Wednesday morning activists entered Scottish Coal's Mainshill Open Cast Coal Site in South Lanarkshire to disrupt coaling operations. As two activists managed to reach and scale a huge 260 tonne “prime mover” in the bottom of the pit, one of the two biggest machines on the site, other activists there to support them were brutally attacked by Scottish Coal employees and Trustcare Security.

 

South Lanarkshire Council Stinks! Activists disrupt planning committee decision

On Tuesday morning Planning Committee Councillors decided to approve Scottish Resources Groups's application for Happendon Wood.

Three Arrested as Scottish Coal's Ravenstruther Railhead Shut Down for a Fifth Time!

At 4:30am this morning the Ravenstruther Coal Terminal in South Lanarkshire was shut down with two people attached to a massive concrete barrel lock-on, closing the site to any coal lorry traffic, and the buldozer loading coal onto the sites conveyor was occupied.

New South Lanarkshire COALcil website reveals why they are "public enemy number 1"

A new website has been launched that aims to document the lies, deceit and conflict of interest inherent in South Lanarkshire Council’s relationship with Clydesdale communities, and the degree to which they support Scottish Coal above th

South Lanarkshire Council shuts Community out of its own liaison meeting with Scottish Coal

In what is becoming an all too familiar story in the Douglas Valley, South Lanarkshire Council (SLC) made a determined effort to exclude community members from the Mainshill open cast coal mine liaison meeting earlier this month.

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